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Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
The current discourse around AI is fixated on the "Brain" – Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative capabilities of agents. But for the enterprise, a brain without a nervous…
In 2025, real-time decisioning shifted from a technical ambition to a business requirement. As streaming, AI, and edge computing matured, organizations were forced to rethink how quickly, consistently, and safely…
In mid-October 2025, a single race condition in the DNS automation layer behind Amazon DynamoDB triggered one of the largest cloud outages in recent memory. Tens of thousands of businesses…
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5 Things to Know About Open API Adoption
The adoption of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), open and otherwise, has become a ‘topic du jour’. API usage continues to surge and…
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Kafka Event Stream Processing at Scale: Common Kafka Challenges
Everyone has Kafka issues. Well, maybe not everyone, but most companies that end up using Apache Kafka in any meaningful…
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Why Monetizing 5G is Becoming a Reality
Last week I had the chance to speak in two separate panels at RCR Wireless’s 5G Monetization Forum: “Creating a Win-Win…
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5 Data Trends to Watch for in 2023
As 2023 gets going, most companies are still pretty obsessed with “data”—as we are. Data is “the new oil”. You…
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Top 4 Technical Challenges for Fantasy Sports Apps
In 2021, the fantasy sports market brought in an impressive $24 billion. By 2030, that number is projected to increase to $78.5…
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Five 5G Use Cases to Look for in 2023
There’s going to be a lot of crazy tech-related predictions for next year. This blog may even be the fourth…
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What is an Event-Driven Microservices Architecture?
An event-driven microservices architecture is an approach to software development where decoupled microservices are designed to communicate with one another when events…
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DTW 2022: APIs, 5G, and Moving on From Legacy
My colleagues and I just got back from TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World (DTW) 2022 in Copenhagen. It was the first…
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What is Eventual Consistency?
Eventual consistency is a data modeling concept that ensures that updates made to distributed NoSQL databases will eventually be reflected…
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Difference Between a Customer Data Platform and a Regular Data Platform
While customer data platforms (CDPs) and “regular” data platforms, or data management platforms, might sound similar and might provide organizations…
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Top 4 Trends in Multi-Access Edge Computing
Over the last few years, the market for multi-access edge computing (MEC) has changed considerably. In 2020, just 7% of…
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5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New Revenue Streams (Webinar Q&A)
This blog provides the Q&A from the Jun. 21 STL Partners and Volt Active Data webinar, “5G Orchestration: A Critical Enabler of New…
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